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Tag: Female Genital Mutilation

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She Crowdfunded Surgery to Repair Damage From Genital Cutting

June 2, 2025Ruth Maclean and Nariman El-MoftyComments Off on She Crowdfunded Surgery to Repair Damage From Genital Cutting

Shamsa Sharawe made her name campaigning against female genital cutting. Then she heard about surgery to rebuild what had been taken from her.

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She Crowdfunded Surgery to Repair Damage From Genital Cutting

June 2, 2025Ruth Maclean and Nariman El-MoftyComments Off on She Crowdfunded Surgery to Repair Damage From Genital Cutting

Shamsa Sharawe made her name campaigning against female genital cutting. Then she heard about surgery to rebuild what had been taken from her.

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When Gambia Banned Female Genital Cutting, a Defiant 96-Year-Old Resisted

September 5, 2024September 6, 2024Ruth Maclean, Matty Jobe and Kiana HayeriComments Off on When Gambia Banned Female Genital Cutting, a Defiant 96-Year-Old Resisted

Yassin Fatty, a traditional practitioner of female genital cutting in the West African nation of Gambia, became the first to be convicted there. But her case led to a backlash and a popular campaign to make it legal again.

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Gambia Votes to Keep Ban on Female Genital Cutting, in Dramatic Reversal

July 15, 2024July 15, 2024Ruth MacleanComments Off on Gambia Votes to Keep Ban on Female Genital Cutting, in Dramatic Reversal

Lawmakers in the West African country had supported overturning the prohibition, but changed course on Monday after a vociferous campaign led by women.

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Sierra Leone Bans Child Marriage With New Law

July 3, 2024July 4, 2024Amelia NierenbergComments Off on Sierra Leone Bans Child Marriage With New Law

A new law in the West African country of Sierra Leone allows child brides to annul their marriages and be financially compensated.

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Gambia Votes to Overturn Landmark Ban on Female Genital Cutting

March 18, 2024March 18, 2024Ruth MacleanComments Off on Gambia Votes to Overturn Landmark Ban on Female Genital Cutting

Lawmakers in the West African country voted to advance a bill repealing a 2015 ban. If it passes the final round of voting, Gambia will become the first nation to roll back protections against the practice.

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Female Genital Cutting Continues to Increase Worldwide

March 7, 2024March 7, 2024Stephanie NolenComments Off on Female Genital Cutting Continues to Increase Worldwide

Campaigns in some countries have reduced the practice, but it remains widespread in those with high rates of population growth.

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Growing Numbers of Girls Resist Genital Cutting in Sierra Leone

June 14, 2022June 15, 2022Stephanie NolenComments Off on Growing Numbers of Girls Resist Genital Cutting in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone is one of a few countries in sub-Saharan Africa that have not banned cutting. Now, young women are defying mothers and grandmothers by refusing to undergo the procedure.

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Nawal El Saadawi, Advocate for Women in the Arab World, Dies at 89

March 21, 2021March 21, 2021ALAN COWELLComments Off on Nawal El Saadawi, Advocate for Women in the Arab World, Dies at 89

An author, physician and champion of equal rights, she was jailed by Anwar Sadat for her activism against the Egyptian government.

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Female Genital Mutilation Outlawed in Sudan

April 30, 2020DECLAN WALSHComments Off on Female Genital Mutilation Outlawed in Sudan

A new law criminalizes genital cutting, a harmful practice that nine in 10 Sudanese women are said to have endured. But some warned laws alone cannot eliminate the practice.

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